charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
in name only; titular; nominal
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
major powers of the world; great powers
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
accession to the throne; enthronement
strange disease; rare disease
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
reign; being on the throne
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
war; fighting; fierce competition
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
country; territory; domain; realm
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing